Top Stories from Advocate.com for 07/29/2023

[View this email in your browser]( Top Stories from [Advocate.com]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( [Who Are the Steamy Stars of Red, White, & Royal Blue, the R-Rated Gay Rom-Com?]( [Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez] [Read on »]( [Senate OK's Defense Bill Without Anti-LGBTQ+ Provisions, Setting Up Fight With House]( [Patty Murray and Chuck Schumer]The U.S. Senate has passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act without any of the anti-LGBTQ+ or anti-abortion provisions in the House version, setting up a major battle. [Read on »]( [Montana's Drag Ban Blocked, Just in Time for Helena Pride Event]( [Protesters and counterprotesters on drag in Montana]A federal judge in Montana has temporarily blocked the state law banning drag queen story hours and restricting other drag performances. [Read on »]( [Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasted for Call for Decorum After Displaying Sexual Photos]( [Marjorie Taylor Greene]During a House subcommittee hearing Thursday, Rep. Robert Garcia, a gay [California]( [Democrat]( mocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an anti-LGBT+ [Georgia]( [Republican]( firebrand, after she interrupted him to have the committee chairman remind him of decorum rules. He pointed to her presentation of signs last week that were sexually explicit as an example of her hypocrisy. [Read on »]( [Jamie Lee Curtis Stands Up for Trans Daughter Ruby Guest on 'Morning Joe']( [Ruby Guest and Jamie Lee Curtis]Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis stood up strongly for her transgender daughter in an interview that aired Friday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. [Read on »]( [Ohio Man Has Epic Meltdown at Petco Over Gender-Neutral Bathroom]( [All Gender Restroom sign and Petco]A man visiting a Petco in [Ohio]( with his dog gave an incredible rant when he discovered that the store offered a gender-neutral restroom. He shouted at the employees before leaving the store in a rage. [Read on »]( [Rep. Bonamici: LGBTQ+ Seniors and Youth Most Imperiled by GOP]( [Rep. Bonamici]Politicians on the right are attacking transgender kids, and these youth are paying the price. This is dangerous, cruel, and unacceptable. As the Representative for NW Oregon, a leader on the House Education Committee, and Vice Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, I will not let these attacks stand. [Read on »]( [Bud Light's Parent Company Lays Off 380 Workers Amid Declining Sales]( [Bud Light can]Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Bud Light and many other beers, is laying off about 380 workers amid declining sales. [Read on »]( [Tennessee Police Officer Sues Claiming He Was Denied Job Over HIV Diagnosis]( [police cars in Nashville]By Rebekah Riess [Read on »]( [Trans Women Can't Compete for Miss Italy Pageant, So 100 Trans Men Signed up]( [Beauty pageant contestants]About 100 transgender men are entering the Miss Italy pageant to protest its exclusion of trans women. [Read on »]( [GOP Lawmaker Calls Teenage Senate Pages 'Little Sh*ts']( [Rep. Derrick Van Orden][Wisconsin]( [Republican]( U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who once had an outburst at a library over a display of LGBTQ+ books, has found himself embroiled in another scandal involving his demeanor after he berated a group of children at the U.S. Capitol during a profanity-filled rant. [Read on »]( [Advocate Subscription]( [Out Traveler]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:newsletters@pridemedia.com) Copyright © 2023 equalpride, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: newsletters@pridemedia.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.